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uao

Gene
uao
Protein
Uric acid degradation bifunctional protein
Organism
Bacillus sp. (strain TB-90)
Length
502 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes two steps in the degradation of uric acid, i.e. the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate (HIU) and the stereoselective decarboxylation of 2-oxo-4-hydroxy-4-carboxy-5-ureidoimidazoline (OHCU) to (S)-allantoin (By similarity).
Similarity
In the C-terminal section; belongs to the uricase family.
Mass
57.978 kDa
Sequence
MMRLKQLNEMSASEFIHLLGGVFENSSWVAERAEPNRPYSSFQSLYNKMVEIVETASDNEQLKLIQMHPHLGTNVKITDFSQEEQKHAGLNELTKDEQNHLILLNQKYKDKFGFPFVMAVRGKIKQEIFRTIKERLQNNHQTEFKQALEEIKKIAMFRLQEIFREGENNSMTKHKERVMYYGKGDVFAYRTYLKPLTGVRTIPESPFSGRDHILFGVNVKISVGGTKLLTSFTKGDNSLVVATDSMKNFIQKHLASYTGTTIEGFLEYVATSFLKKYSHIEKISLIGEEIPFETTFAVKNGNRAASELVFKKSRNEYATAYLNMVRNEDNTLNITEQQSGLAGLQLIKVSGNSFVGFIRDEYTTLPEDSNRPLFVYLNIKWKYKNTEDSFGTNPENYVAAEQIRDIATSVFHETETLSIQHLIYLIGRRILERFPQLQEVYFESQNHTWDKIVEEIPESEGKVYTEPRPPYGFQCFTVTQEDLPHENILMFSDEPDHKGALK